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On July 30, 2024 at approximately 1:43 p.m. The Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division and Special Response Team (SRT) executed a search warrant in the 1300 block of Oak Avenue in the City of Coshocton. As a result of the search warrant, drugs and drug trafficking items were taken from the scene. One male […]
Una Sue Clapper, 95, formerly of Philo, passed away peacefully at her home in Fresno, Ohio on July 30, 2024, surrounded by her loving family and under the compassionate care of Ohio’s Hospice Life Care. Born on May 28, 1929, in Roseville, Ohio, Una was the daughter of Harlan Stanley and Olive Nellie (Anderson) Anders. […]
More than 50 varieties of sunflowers will be in the four-acre field during the seventh annual sunflower festival to be held Aug. 9-11. The festival is located at the Coshocton KOA at 24688 CR-10 in Coshocton. The festival will include live music, food trucks, craft vendors and a beer and wine garden. A wagon will […]
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes FCA hosted Faith on the Field at Ridgewood High School’s football field Sunday morning July 28. This is the fifth year for this student led worship service. John Strasser, area FCA representative said, “As I was coming here today the fog was lifting and the sun was starting to shine. […]
Mary Helen Swank, 86, of Newcomerstown, passed away at home on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Newcomerstown. She was born July 18, 1938 in Newcomerstown, to the late Elmer and Margaret (Myers) Grewell. She was a 1956 graduate of West Lafayette High School. She worked at Starlight Drive Inn where she met Aaron, Syberling Rubber, […]
Goldie Leone (Chapman) Paazig Rauch, 89, died Sunday, July 28, 2024 at her residence. She was born June 27, 1935 in Greer to the late Granville and Bertha Leone (Norris) Chapman. She attended New Life Ministries in Coshocton, where she was active and enjoyed helping with church projects. At home she enjoyed baking and canning, […]
Thelma Pauline Shearn, 97, of Coshocton, Ohio, went to be with the lord, July 22, 2024 at Devine Rehabilitation and Nursing at Shoenbrunn in New Philadelphia, Ohio. She was born February 18, 1927, in Coshocton to the late Elwood and Gladys Shearn. She attended and graduated from Coshocton High School and was a long time […]
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Robert “Bob” James Worthington
Robert “Bob” James Worthington, age 78, of West Lafayette, died Monday, February 17, 2025 at Genesis Coshocton Medical Center. He was born July 24, 1946 to Charles and Mary (Morosko) Worthington in Tyndall, Ohio. In 1980, Bob began working as an Auxiliary Deputy at the Sheriff’s Department, and spent 8 years serving the community. He […]
Deborah “Debi” Schuler, 64, of Coshocton passed away on February 18, 2025 at OSU Wexner Medical Center. She was born on September 14, 1960 in Sandusky, Ohio to the late Edward and Diane (Sanders) Winebarger. She was a high school graduate and worked locally in Coshocton. On April 24, 1988, she married Philip Schuler, who […]
Vesta M. (Adkins) Norris, 91 of Coshocton passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on Tuesday February 18, 2025. Vesta was born in Pedro, OH on January 25, 1934 to the late Floyd Adkins and Lenora (Evans) Adkins, Simmons Berkey. After graduating from Coshocton High School in 1951 Vesta married Dale W. […]
Pauline “Polly” Pepper passed away peacefully on February 17, 2025, just 5 days after her 92nd birthday, with her family by her side. Polly was born on February 12, 1933, in Adams Mills, Ohio where she grew up in the loving home of Charles and Geneva (Stiner) Slaughter, alongside her siblings, and graduated from Conesville High […]
Sally Ann Hall, 81, of Warsaw passed away Sunday, February 16, 2025 at Morrison Hospice House in Zanesville. She was born in Coshocton, OH on March 7, 1943 to the late John T. and Clara Bell (Wolfe) Cain. Sally was a longtime member of the Otsego First Baptist Church and the Coshocton First Baptist Church. […]
Richard “Dick” Carl Hoop, age 77, of Coshocton, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. He was born on June 5, 1947, in Coshocton, to the late William Hoop and Norma Jean (Grimm) Stanfield. Dick was a master carpenter and mechanic. He also worked at Kraft Foods for many years before retiring. He enjoyed wood […]
Lester “Jim” Kobel, 78, of West Lafayette, OH passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at Oak Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Baltic. He was born in Coshocton, OH on January 27, 1947 to the late Harvey and Mariam (Olinger) Kobel. Jim graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1965, served in the United States […]